What is 1/4 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 1/4 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/4 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 8 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/32
- Simplify the fraction (16/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 16/16 = 1
- 32/16 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of adding 1/4 and 2/8 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)